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WillowTheWhisp · 05-09-2008, 07:18

I remember something similar a few years ago. Person 1 and Person 2 were admins of separate message boards. Person 1 posted on Person 2's board but then Person 2 fell out with Person 1. Person 2 edited Person 1's posts on his board to make it look like Person 1 had posted offensive things about him. He then tried to sue Person 1! Nothing came of it.

There was another very involved and complicated affair involving IMs which someone had copied which were supposed to show one person saying offensive things about another but they were dismissed as possible evidence of libel because the person who copied them could have edited or amended them.

So, I don't know that I'd hold out much hope.

05-09-2008, 07:18	#4
WillowTheWhisp Resident Waffler Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Accrington, Hyndburn Posts: 18,142 Blog Entries: 14 Liked: 14 times Rep Power: 1062	Re: internet name calling - libel? I remember something similar a few years ago. Person 1 and Person 2 were admins of separate message boards. Person 1 posted on Person 2's board but then Person 2 fell out with Person 1. Person 2 edited Person 1's posts on his board to make it look like Person 1 had posted offensive things about him. He then tried to sue Person 1! Nothing came of it. There was another very involved and complicated affair involving IMs which someone had copied which were supposed to show one person saying offensive things about another but they were dismissed as possible evidence of libel because the person who copied them could have edited or amended them. So, I don't know that I'd hold out much hope. __________________